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Restrained Shrinkage Cracking of Continuously Reinforced Self-Consolidating Concrete Roads

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Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements (CRCP) are designed in such a way that the longitudinal reinforcement limits the widths of the transverse cracks in the pavement in order to prevent the water, chemicals and deicing salts from penetrating into the pavement. Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC) is a new and innovative concrete type,...

Skid Resistance Properties of Concrete Pavement Surfaces in Tunnels

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Skid resistance properties of concrete pavement surfaces in tunnels are measured with the dynamic measuring device TRT on a regular basis in the Czech Republic. Measurements are usually carried out before and after putting the tunnel into operation and then approximately once a year; the skid resistance is also measured...

A 32-Year-Old CRCP only with a New Porous Asphalt Top Layer still Fit for the Future

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The A76 is the corridor between the Ruhr area (Germany) and Antwerp (Belgium) in the southern part of the Netherlands. It was built in 1985. Because the asphalt pavement failed as a result of a geological fault in the subsurface, a CRCP with a toplayer of porous asphalt was chosen....

Effect of Curling Behavior on Surface Smoothness of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement

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The curling behavior of the continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) under environmental loads was analyzed by measuring vertical displacements at a number of different longitudinal and transverse locations, and the relationship between the surface smoothness and curling behavior was investigated. Two different crack spacings were selected and at each discrete...

Recent Developments in the Design and Construction of CRCP Towards a More Durable Concept

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The technique of continuously reinforced concrete for pavement construction is being applied in Belgium since the 1960s. The original design underwent several changes over time, sometimes for economic reasons but mostly in order to improve the long term behaviour of the pavements. Today there are still possibilities for further optimisation,...

Comparison of Two Rehabilitation Worksites of Motorways Single Versus Double Layered CRCP

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The technique of continuously reinforced concrete is used in Belgium for the construction or rehabilitation of heavily trafficked motorway sections. Since a few years, double layered CRCP is being considered in order to improve the rolling noise characteristics of the surface. In this paper, two worksites where CRCP was used,...

Experimental Short Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement Crack Pattern and Load Transfer Efficiency Across Cracks

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As a proposed long-term pavement solution for bus stops and corridors in highly urbanized areas, four experimental short continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) sections with different percentages of longitudinal steel were built in São Paulo, Brazil. The pavement sections are only 50 meters long each, a short constructive length in...

Advancing the Use of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement in the USA

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The use of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) is enjoying a renaissance in the United States (USA). CRCP has the potential to provide a long-term, “zero-maintenance,” service life under heavy traffic loadings and challenging environmental conditions, provided proper design and quality construction practices are utilized. In the USA, the Federal...

Movement of Unanchored Terminus of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement

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The longitudinal displacements of the terminus of the continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) without the terminal anchor lug system were measured and analyzed to investigate the maximum terminal joint width and the necessity of the anchor lug system. The terminal movements under environmental loads were measured at the CRCP sections...

The Challenging Rehabilitation of the Antwerp Ring Road in CRCP 2004 – 2005

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The rehabilitation of the Ring Road of the city of Antwerp is the largest and most discussed road construction project undertaken in Belgium within the last decades. The Antwerp Ring Road is one of the most trafficked urban freeways of European importance. Six radial freeways are tying into it and...

First Experiences with Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP) in Canada

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Since the early 1990s, the design of every type of pavement has been impacted by a major turnaround in Québec Transport Ministry (MTQ) standards. The main focus of this turnaround has been the structural design and the frost protection of every type of pavement, taking into account local climate and...

CRCP a Cost-Effective Long-Life Pavement Solution for Highways & Expressways

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Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement, CRCP is a concrete pavement that is reinforced with steel bars in the direction of traffic. CRCP is a durable pavement solution, advancement to plain concrete pavement. Reinforcement is used in CRCP, to tackle the problem of concrete slab cracking, instead of joints used in conventional...